Do not forsake me,
  Oh my darlin'
On this, our weddin' day.
Do not forsake me,
  Oh my darlin'
Wait,
Wait Along.

The noon day train
  will bring Frank Miller.
If I'm a man
  I must be brave*
and I must face that
  deadly killer.
Or lie a coward,
a craven coward
or lie a coward
  in my grave.

Oh, to be torn 
  betwixt love and duty. 
Suposin' I lose 
  my fair-haired beauty. 
Look at that big hand move along 
nearin' high noon.

He made a vow 
  while in state prison. 
Vowed it would be 
  my life or his'n. 
I'm not afraid of death but oh 
what will I do 
  if you leave me?

Do not forsake me,
  Oh my darlin'.
You made that promise
  when we wed.
Do not forsake me,
  Oh my darlin'.
Although you're grieving,
I can't be leavin',
until I shoot
  Frank Miller dead.

Wait along ¯, wait along v,
Wait along _, wait along ^,